duplet

English

Etymology

Mid-17th century. From Latin duplus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjuːplɪt/

Noun

duplet (plural duplets)

English numbers ^(edit)

←  1	2	3  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: two     Ordinal: second     Latinate ordinal: secondary     Reverse order ordinal: second to last, second from last, last but one     Latinate reverse order ordinal: penultimate     Adverbial: two times, twice     Multiplier: twofold     Latinate multiplier: double     Distributive: doubly     Group collective: both, pair, twosome     Multipart collective: doublet, couple, couplet     Greek or Latinate collective: dyad     Metric collective prefix: double-     Greek collective prefix: di-, duo-     Latinate collective prefix: bi-     Fractional: half     Metric fractional prefix: demi-     Latinate fractional prefix: semi-     Greek fractional prefix: hemi-     Elemental: twin, doublet     Greek prefix: deutero-     Number of musicians: duo, duet, duplet     Number of years: biennium

1. A group of two things.
   1. (music) A tuplet of two notes played in the time of three.
   2. (physics) the set of two electrons, with antiparallel spins, in the same orbital
2. (beekeeping, archaic) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.

Synonyms

• (group of two things): couple, pair; see also Thesaurus:duo
• (box in beekeeping): super

Derived terms

• duplet rule